And
really, mainstream African-Americans should be afraid. Because this
election has snatched the Obama-induced rose petals off our eyes; and revealed
just how politically and economically naked, unprotected and downright
powerless the masses of AAs are. That’s something to be upset about. For real. Complacency
is never a good thing. See the article Alarmism saved my family from Hitler:Why I won’t tell anyone to calm down about Trump.

AAs
should’ve been worried about our collective failure to build a self-sustaining
infrastructure of our own long before this election result. Because we’ve
collectively squandered roughly 50 years of government-backed opportunities (affirmative
action, set-asides, Head Start, and other programs) to make ourselves
economically competitive with other races and ethnic groups. We didn’t do that.
Instead, our Black male misleadership class led us into the abyss.

To see a
Let’s Crunch The Numbers-based
breakdown of just one example of how pitiful our collective economic state is,
jump to 46:31 into the video below, and watch up to 50:00 to see a numbers-based
comparison of Black banks’ dismal financial performance regarding “return on
average equity.”

Obviously,
this election result represents a crisis for certain demographics of
African-American Black women (AABW)—such as single Black mothers of multiple
children—as I described in Part 9 of this series. I’ve seen several people online give warnings
about this. Here are a couple of examples. Here’s a comment from THIS Facebook
discussion:

Antonio MooreYvette Carnell so many blacks think if we were better capitalist it would all be better. This is all despite a legally codified history of black failure. It makes us feel like we have agency. Under Trump there are several groups that may suffer one is immigrants, but another are families with multiple children they gonna cut the tax exemptions and I believe start making people have to contribute to primary schooling as they privatize. They gonna make you feel those kids weight more, further calcifying wealth. For a family with three kids and a income of 75k your tax bill may jump under trump 2200 and I can for see a world where you are expected to contribute 2 to 4 thousand per kid for primary schooling with privatization setting in further.

That means black families will really feel these changes due to our low wealth level and abysmal rate for generational wealth passing. If you have a 7 or 9 year old around two years from now things may be very different.

Nevertheless,
the election of Trump also represents an opportunity for savvy AABW as I
described in that same post. It’s an opportunity to let various other demographics (Black males, White
women, Latinos, Asians—really, everybody else who’s not a BW) fight their own
battles and take all the hits from the crackdown that’s coming once Trump gets
into office. Instead of gullible, idealistic BW continuing to serve as human
shields for all these other people who never reciprocate that favor.

It also
represents an opportunity for savvy AABW to give themselves CHOICES. Choices
that mainstream AABW won’t have.

Why
should anybody take heed of the following suggestions? Because, as discussed
during THIS post, many of the specific predictions I’ve made regarding matters
that disproportionately affect African-American women have come true (including
my prediction that Donald Trump would win this election).

Here’s a short list of the sorts
of things that many savvy and shrewd African-American Black women have been
doing and continue to do right now.

ONE: Disconnecting from whatever
remaining “Takers” (aka “Grasshoppers” as discussed during this post) are left
in their social networks.
Y’all know who the Takers/Grasshoppers are.

TWO: Disconnecting from whatever Religious
Mammies are left in their social networks. Here’s why: The vast majority of Religious Mammies
are haters. Period. And, whether they’re open or undercover about the burning
hatred they feel, Religious Mammies’ hatred is focused on other Black women. As
I’ve said during an exchange I had with commenters on another blog:

. . . Let
me speak specifically about right-wing, religious zealot Black women—the women
that are Church Mammies (Christians), Mosque Mammies (Muslims) and Temple
Mammies (Black Hebrew Israelites). Not every BW religious believer fits into
these various categories of brainwashed mammies, but many of them do. THIS is
who I’m talking about in this comment—and not the religious believers who are
willing to live and let others live their own lives.

Black
Church Mammies (Christians), Mosque Mammies (Muslims) and Temple Mammies (Black
Hebrew Israelites) have a LOT of frustrations in their lives*.

*Mostly
revolving around the fact that the BM in their houses of worship generally
don’t follow the rules that they preach to these women. And these BM generally
don’t choose the BW who follow those rules about modesty, etc. that they
preach. No, religious BM—just like the rest of BM—tend to reward and choose
so-called “worldly” women as wives. See for just one recent example, Israel
Houghton and Adrienne Bailon. See also the example of many self-described
Christian BW’s anger at Meagan Good.

These
frustrations lead Black Religious Mammies to be extremely angry with and
resentful of the BW who are not following the various religious rules they
believe in. Instead of being angry with the hypocritical religious BM who
preach one thing to the mammies in their midst and then marry women who don’t
conform to that behavior, Black Religious Mammies focus all their rage on the
BW who didn’t follow their rules. Black Religious Mammies get downright enraged
when they see a BW winning in life who is *not* following their religious
rules!

I
believe THIS is what’s underlying the sheer rage and hateration many BW feel
for Ciara after she was courted by and then married to what appears to be a
good man (despite having previously had an oow child). THIS is what has so many
enraged BW calling Ciara a “ho” for getting pregnant by her husband within the
bounds of her marriage. [Which is crazy because getting pregnant by one’s
husband during one’s marriage is the very essence of propriety, but I digress…]

Black
Religious Mammies get resentful to the point of wishing suffering on those BW
who aren’t following the rules these mammies believe in. . . [ ]

. . . This
obvious hatefulness and desire to see women who don’t follow their rules
punished in some way (= desire to see such women suffer) is why a lot of people
DON’T trust right-wing/religious/conservative zealots. People aren’t totally
stupid. They can see through all that “We only want what’s best” talk. No, a
lot of right-wing/religious/conservative zealots don’t simply want what they
think is best. Everything about their statements and behavior suggests that
they want to see people punished—that they want to see people who aren’t
following their rules suffer.

Which
why they almost never have any answer to the questions I earlier asked of
crazed pro-Trump commenter [ ] when I
said:

—–”Do
you also hate women having access to birth control? Since you hate welfare AND
abortion, how do you propose the millions of existing bastard babies that BW
have birthed be fed, housed and clothed? Would you be comfortable with seeing
the large percentage of Black bastard kids born into poverty starve in the
streets? In other words, what is your plan for the already existing bastard
spawn of BW welfare queens/Section 8 recipients?”—–

They
don’t have any answers for these sorts of questions because for them it’s
mostly about punishing women who engage in non-marital sex. Period. Again,
people aren’t stupid; they can see that. . . . [ ]

These
are dangerous times. You can’t afford to have people you can only have superficial
interactions with inside your intimate circles. Because if something negative goes
down, these people will be among the first to betray and harm you in
whatever way they can! At best,
they’ll turn their backs on you in your hour of need. As mentioned in an earlier post,

Marie Antoinettes/Special Snowflakes don’t notice the “small” acts of anti-BW aggression as they accumulate. The historical Marie Antoinette didn’t take heed of the public hatred being whipped up against her and her family until it was too late for her to escape a violent death. Similarly, the modern BF Marie Antoinettes don’t notice any anti-BW aggression or problems until they’re at the point of (figuratively) having their heads chopped off.

Comedian Sunda Croonquist apparently didn’t recognize there was a problem with her racist in-laws. She didn’t understand that her White husband’s failure—for years—to police his racist relatives, and protect her from their racist behavior was a problem. Her husband basically did what most GoodBlack Men™ do when BW are under attack: nothing. She seemingly didn’t recognize this as a problem until after these racist in-laws sued her.

Glenda Moore (and her White husband) apparently didn’t recognize there was a problem with moving into a neighborhood filled with a high percentage of racists. She didn’t recognize this as a problem that could affect her—and her small, half-Black sons—until after these same racist neighbors ignored her cries for help during Hurricane Sandy. Her sons drowned.

The historical pattern is very clear about this fact: People who
are not actively FOR you will often turn AGAINST you during a crisis. Be aware of this.I hope I’m
wrong about this, but I think for the immigrants in the U.S. (and certain other
categories of native citizens such as African-American Muslims, and “out” gays
and lesbians) the risks during this Trump era will be parallel to the suffering
endured by Japanese-Americans during WWII (internment camps). That’s one set of
risks.

There
are another set of risks in this Trump era. Don’t get complacent if you’re a straight
Christian African-American Black woman. Especially don’t get complacent about
the risks in this political environment if you’re a single Black mother of
out-of-wedlock children. If you’re a Black single mother, you’re in a lot of potential danger.

As a
single Black mother, YOU’VE already been made the “public face” of various
negative social problems. The risks you face is a situation in which your
neighbors, coworkers AND church/mosque/temple members turn on you. It’s
happened before. In the former Yugoslavia. See the article Your Neighbors Try To Murder You: 6 Realities In A Genocide.

If there’s
a scenario in which the Religious Mammies that you go to church/mosque/temple
with can harm you in some way and not face any consequences for harming you,
they WILL. Just because you might have joined these women in condemning
homosexuality and fornication does NOT mean that these women feel any less
hatred for you. The moment you step away from the conversation, they’re talking
about you as well. I’ve been
watching these women’s behavior since I was a teenager many years ago. Because
I’ve never been a baby mama and have always been perceived as a “good girl/woman”
(who follows various rules) I’ve been able to hear what these women say when
the baby mama steps away from the conversation. Ladies, don’t be naïve about
Religious Mammies!

It’s
obvious that any AABW stuck in Blackistan is in a lot of danger from her
immediate neighbors when something goes down.

What’s
not so obvious is that AABW who live in nice areas outside of Blackistan are
also in a lot of danger from people they only have superficial relationships
with when something goes down. Because these people won’t help—and even worse, many
of them will turn on you—when something goes down. Which leads to the next
point.

THREE: Forming trusted networks. During turbulent times you need
people you can really count on during a crisis—what used to jokingly be called “ace boon” friends. People who will—without
question—take you into their home if there’s a crisis and you’re in need. Don’t
blindly assume your church/mosque/temple acquaintances fit into this
description. The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Look
around your social life. Who (if any) are the people that have actively gone out
of their way to help you?

FOUR: TWO: Developing
location-independent income streams.
Tens of thousands of workers were displaced from their flooded workplaces
during Hurricane Sandy. One writer estimates that “Hurricane Sandy displaced
150,000 workers in the first two weeks after the storm hit, with 70,000 jobs
lost in New Jersey and 50,000 lost in New York.”

The best defence for these times is common sense and not emotionalism. Get your personal economy in order. Get debt free and have an emergency fund of at least one year's living expenses. DON'T TALK YOUR WALLET! That way people are not in your face depleting your resources.

If you think preppers are nuts then you have my prayers, they will get through these times better than most. Make sure you stockpile the goods that you need to stay alive, safe and comfortable. Learn the skills you need in order to be self sufficient.

If you do not do anything get out of majority black places and spaces. There is a storm headed our way and if you do not want to be chum for the two legged predators that inhabit most majority black communities you need to move.

Finally if you do not have a passport and a plan to relocate out of the USA then I would suggest strongly they you do both. You may not need either now but you should be ready.
You are truly on your own, there is no cavalry or savior coming.

Something else occurs to me: It might be a good idea to get your passport applications sent in as soon as possible. Meaning, at least 1 month *before* Trump is inaugurated.

It's safe to assume that LOTS of the current federal rules and regulations are going to be changed once he gets in office.

It's also safe to assume that those changes will tilt toward imposing more controls over not just the population flows coming into the U.S., but ALSO the population flows going out of and within the U.S.

November 12, 2016 at 12:16 PM

As I’ve said since Part 1 of this series of posts, I’m not saying these things to scare
you. I’m saying this to reiterate the core message of my book and two blogs: You can
thrive (and not just survive) during this time of collapse if you get back
to basics and learn from historical examples. Do what
you can to position yourself to live well regardless of who is in office. Take
action to give yourself extra CHOICES.

Nevertheless, this election result ALSO represents a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for wise African-American Black women:

It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
collectively get off the bullseye.

It’s an opportunity to NOT be perceived as “Anti-American” Activist/Public
Enemy #1.

It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to let
somebody ELSE be at the top of racist White Americans’ hate list! Which could literally mean the difference between
life and death for you as a BW in the near future.

Specifically, it’s an opportunity to let various
other demographics (Black males, White women, Latinos, Asians—really, everybody
else who’s not a BW) fight their own
battles and take all the hits from the crackdown that’s coming once Trump gets
into office. Instead of gullible, idealistic BW continuing to serve as human shields for all these other people who never reciprocate that favor.

Google is your friend. You can find for yourself the
“receipts” showing that a majority of
White women (53%) voted for Trump. That 29% of Latinos voted for Trump. That
29% of Asians voted for Trump. That 13% of Black males voted for Trump.

If you are dealing with a tense work environment today, regardless of who you voted for and people ask you about the election, this is what I want you to do.

1. Don't argue. If you are a woman of any race, a religious minority, LGBTQ and/or a person of color, people will jump on any arguments you get into to justify their stereotypical views. Don't give them ammunition!

2. Don't let this election mess with your money. Take a deep breath and be strategic. Leave the emotionalism behind. Instead think like a politician. Sadly, people see emotionalism is a sign of weakness and immaturity. If you're a woman, we already know this.

3. When someone asks you about the election, become a unifying force. Say, "The voters made a decision and I respect their choice. Now is the time to bring our country together." It's short, simple and to the point. Not only that, it is patriotic. Who can resist patriotism?

Doing these things displays that you, unlike everyone else, are in control of your emotions. It makes you look mature, above the fray and displays professionalism other coworkers will admire. Be strategic and smart. This is about your quality of life and your ability succeed. Remember you represent your job, business and brand.

Comments

Bougie Black GirlThey will jump on that and push for an answer. If you don't answer it makes you look uninformed and apathetic. Trust me, any opening you give people to prove them right about their stereotypical beliefs, they will jump on it. Be in control. Remain above the fray. It works.

I would also strongly urge you to listen to what
Mrs. Dee Dee Lefrak of the excellent Black Women With Other Brothers Facebook page is telling you. What Dee Dee is telling y’all is so important that I’m
republishing two of her latest posts here:

Here in San Francisco many Hispanics are depressed over the president elect. Hey they'll get over it just like black people have gotten over everything I don't have much empathy for those who haven't shown empathy to me.

Here in San Francisco many Arab Muslims are reporting an uptick in verbal hate crimes since the election. Before the election some of those same people might not have been so nice to me.

Before the election some of those same people might've had the attitude that they were better than me, as a Black woman.

Don’t let me get started on how racist many (most?)
Arab Muslims are against Black people in general. You may not be aware of this,
but Arabs routinely refer to any and all Blacks by the Arabic word for “slave.”And they generally refuse to stop doing it. I’m an African-American Muslimah, and Idon’t have any warm, fuzzy
feelings about Arab and Pakistani Muslims—because of their rabid racism against Blacks. Most of
them can burn, as far as I’m concerned. . . . And they probably will burn, in the end. Especially if there are more mass casualty attacks
in the U.S. perpetrated by immigrant Muslims. This country has taken a seriously BAD turn with
this election and everything leading up to it. I hope I'm wrong, but it feels
to me like the U.S. is going down the same ugly road as Nazi Germany and the implosion
of what used to Yugoslavia. It's a nasty combination: Roughly half the White U.S. population is
clamoring for an authoritarian regime and
many of these same White voters are also chomping at the bit to engage
in racial/ethnic cleansing. Other so-called “people of color” were gleefully throwing
Black women under the bus when they weren’t
in White people’s cross hairs. What do you think these people will do as increasing
numbers of White people put them in the very center of the bullseye? Answer: These other so-called people of color will
start talking about solidarity, and start looking to pull BW into their
problems with racist Whites. They’ll try to pull BW into your assigned role as their human shield. Don’t let them drag you
back into the center of the bullseye!This leads me to my next point, which is something
that came up while I still had the comment section open on the previous post (which was Part 8 of this
series). I had the following exchange with a commenter:

You said, "Khadijah I know this may sound odd but would you think it would be helpful to black women if BWE became an organization that paid dues and provided services and scholarships specifically for black women. Many of us are not financially well off I know but would something like this be beneficial for sovereign black women and their daughters?"

I believe these are extremely dangerous times now**--it's not a good time to start any new organization called "Black"anything (or that has "Black" anywhere in its title). "Black" = target in the Trump era. Adding the word "Black" to one's organizational title = painting a bullseye on that organization that invites hostile scrutiny from local and federal law enforcement, and conservative White media.

I think a more circumspect way of handling such interests (for those who are interested in pursuing that kind of project) would be to form or incorporate a new sorority/Greek letter organization. A new sorority and/or Greek letter organization that happens adhere to BWE principles or whatever principles the participants wish to follow.....[ ]

These are dangerous days.

It’s dangerous in the Trump era, but there are still
plenty of opportunities for savvy Black women to thrive.

If you want to thrive, you
have to leave yourself some wiggle room. You have to give yourself room to maneuver.

The livelihood and life you save by standing down, shutting up about politics
and other controversies, and staying out of other people’s fights might be your
OWN.